WASHINGTON () — With the Big Game right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re bringing to your game day watch party.
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We’ve compiled a list of recipes for under $10 so you can be a game-day hero without breaking the bank.
The quickest, easiest, game-day slam-dunk that anyone can afford. Artichoke Dip is a creamy, delicious dip that goes perfectly with a bag of pita chips.
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This recipe from is done in just 25 minutes and requires ingredients that you can grab from your local grocery store for under 10$
What you’ll need:
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- 1 can of artichoke hearts, drained, and chopped (14oz)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
What you’ll do:
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Mix all ingredients in a baking dish (season to taste)
- Bake for 15-20 minutes.
What you’ll spend:
- Lidl – $8.86
- Safeway – $10.27 (Safeway may have failed our limit, but they do have the cheapest mayo)
- Giant – $8.97
- Cheapest across the board – $8.17 (with artichoke from Giant, mayo from Safeway, and Parm from Giant)
This three-ingredient spin on a classic is as close to foolproof as possible — a great and easy way to please everybody for under $10.
What you’ll need:
- 16oz whole mushrooms
- 8oz chive and onion cream cheese
- 8oz shredded parmesan cheese
What you’ll do:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Prep mushrooms (wash and remove stems
- Mix cream cheese and fill each mushroom
- bake cap-side down for 17 minutes
- sprinkle parm on top and bake for another 8 minutes or until brown
What you’ll spend:
- Lidl – $8.18
- Safeway – $12.97
- Giant – $10.66
- Cheapest across the board – $7.49 (mushrooms and cream cheese from Lidl coming in well below the rest, but that parm from Giant is still the cheapest by a half dollar)
Five-Ingredient No-Waste Potato Skins
Potato skins are usually a surprisingly involved dish, so we went ahead and simplified it. Additionally, most recipes just have you scoop out the flesh and ditch it, we’re not about that here. Let’s make it easier, and less wasteful.
What you’ll need:
- 5lb russet potatoes (the 5lb bag is the cheapest option)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar
- 1 container Greek yogurt
- vegetable oil spread
- green onion
What you’ll do:
- Preheat oven to 425 F
- Pierce 8 potatoes with a fork and rub with melted vegetable oil spread (one good scoop with a wooden spoon will do, about 0.33 cups)
- Bake potatoes for 50 minutes, flipping halfway
- Wait 15 minutes for the potatoes to cool
- Slice in half lengthwise and scoop out flesh leaving around 1/4-1/2 inch thick shell.
- Mix scooped potato flesh, greek yogurt, and shredded cheddar in a bowl (season to taste) and optionally add more vegetable oil spread for a more runny texture.
- Fill potatoes with mixture and broil for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Top with green onions
What you’ll spend:
- Lidl – $9.52
- Safeway – $12.97
- Giant – $10.66
- Cheapest across the board – $9.02 (Again mostly from Lidl, but Giant always seems to come in clutch somewhere — this time it’s the veg oil spread)
Notes: You can add some bacon to this if you want, we just didn’t include that because we were dazzled by the idea of actually making this under $10. Adjust the number of potatoes to the number of servings you want, you’re unlikely to need more than five pounds here.
Simple Beef Nachos under
On to the meat options! Loaded nachos are one of the easiest ways to wow a party. We’ve tried to pair things down to the simplest versions of themselves here.
What you’ll need:
- 1LB ground beef
- Tortilla chips
- 1 jar salsa
- 2 cups Shredded cheddar
- 1 container Greek yogurt
What you’ll do:
- Sear ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until cooked (about 8 minutes, don’t stress about it because we’re baking later)
- Preheat oven to 400F
- layer nachos in a large baking dish: chips, beef, cheese
- Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly (around 8-10 minutes)
- Finish with salsa and Greek yogurt
What you’ll spend:
- Lidl – $10.73 (cheapest in all categories)
- Safeway – $20.97
- Giant – $15.77
All recipes were price-checked on 2/8/2024, prices may be subject to change. All recipes assume you have basic seasoning such as salt and pepper available for use to taste.